Thursday, October 16, 2008

i saw the neuro pa today, she did a skid of tests in the exam room, pokes, prods, walk here, a reflex there. she ordered a cat scan so next thursday it set up but not a guarantee that the insurance will allow it, again. so please pray that i can get it done and they can find out what is causing these headaches. im soo tired of them.

Tuesday, October 7, 2008

have been having headaches for a couple weeks, not sure what they are from, started before i got my new glasses/diff prescription. they are what i call migraines, not just a short time thing but lasting hours and sometimes all day or all night or both. this one is making me dizzy that i have right now.

am so mad, the drs nurse called saying that my insurance would not pre authorize a cat scan that was sched on this thursday.

my head aches more than it does not, and right now im sitting here dizzy and feel like im gonna fall over. our insurance policy is bare bones and id guess if i had an accident or illness not much would be covered either.

as i posted in my face book, i could just cry, tho im not sure it would help. prayers are greatly appreciated. a friend thinks it could be the artifical sweetner, tho ive been using splenda for almost 2 years since surgery, why would it suddenly do this now? it could be hormonal or it could be something in my head physically. i was really hoping the cat scan would help us narrow it down more.

followers

Laurel 13 months later in Jan. 2008

about 13 months after surgery

Laurel before surgery Nov. 2006

morning of surgery

The fine print...

•All info in here is my own personal observations and even tho I am a nurse, I am not presenting it as a nurse, just a person who has had successful wls. I'm just sharing what has worked for me, and I keep my dietitan informed of new things I try or find.

•I am not posting this on behalf of the clinic where I had my surgery, however they are awesome and if you live in Wisconsin, email me and I'll gladly share who they are with you.

•If anyone reading this has medical or dietary questions, issues or concerns, they need to direct them to their personal dr or clinic staff or dietitian.

•I'm not a doctor but I am still waiting for a role to play one on tv. I have, however, stayed at a Holiday Inn, altho not recently :)